Monday, September 20, 2010

Skip the breakfast cereal?


AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee
 It's called 2-methylnaphthalene, and federal regulators know almost nothing about it.
 
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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Food Recalls: Ground Beef

Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O26 Contamination.


  Be safe...

~Bon Appetit

Egg Recall: Eggxactly what Egg to Avoid...

The following link lists the affected brands and descriptions of the current egg recall:  The Egg Safety Center.  Also, the center has noted that the FDA does not have any additional egg recalls to announce.  Be safe out there... Egg food safety FAQ.

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 ~Bon Appetit

Friday, June 25, 2010

Food Recalls

Recent food recalls have caught my attention.  I thought that I would post this info as general FYI.

Be safe....

~Bon Appetit

Monday, January 4, 2010

Warm weather food spotlight: Loaded Baked Potato Soup

An excellent soup for the chilly days & nights ahead - loaded baked potato soup.  I really, really  love loaded baked potato soup.  So, I decided to make my own - instead of trekking out to my nearest Rafferty's (some of the best LBP soup around).


I feel pretty comfortable saying that I think that I am giving my favorite Rafferty's soup a run for its money - so to speak (I realize that soup doesn't run.  Well, okay, unless it's been spilled... I digress...).

As usual, I found a recipe with the basic ingredients that I knew that I wanted, and then modified it to taste.

Here's the link to the original version of the recipe:  http://www.potatosouprecipe.com/Recipes/BakedPotatoSoup.htm

My version of Loaded Baked Potato Soup has these slight modifications (note: please refer to the link above for the full recipe, this list is only a list of substitutions or changes):
  • 6 small to medium sized potatoes (I used what I already had in the kitchen)
  • 1 tbsp salt.  Note:  the bacon & cheese provide a salted flavor anyway, so you may want to skip the salt.  I like salt :)
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 15 slices of pre-cooked bacon (just crumble and throw in)
The consistency will be very thick, once the ingredients have cooked down.

~Bon Appetit